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energi online yearbook builder
User Guide
Version 1.2
14.09.11
© Tempest Photography 2011
Contents:
Introduction
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1. Choosing your yearbook format
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2. Understanding the builder screen
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3. Uploading images
3.1 From your PC
3.2 From a Facebook account
3.3 From a Flickr or Picasa account
3.4 From a webcam
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4. Page templates and page layouts
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5. Adding text to pages
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6. Adding images to pages
6.1 Using the image editing toolbar
6.2 Using the image editing menu
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7. Using image masks and frames
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8. Using backgrounds
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9. Reviewing your yearbook
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10. Ordering your yearbook
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1. Choosing your yearbook format
Your first step in creating a yearbook is to choose the format you want. This is an important choice as it not only impacts the end price of your yearbook but also,
once you select an option and start building your yearbook, if you want to change it is likely that you will have to start the whole project over from scratch.
The price you are
shown here does not
take into account
your quantity. Any
relevant discount will
be applied when you
input your order
quantity during
checkout.
Once you’ve select your
yearbook format – click ‘edit
product’ to begin building your
yearbook.
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2. Understanding the main builder screen
Main editor workspace
Saves your project
on our servers
Undo the last
action
Redo the last
action
This is where you will do all your building and editing. To
make any changes to a page it must be active in this window
Use the tabs to
select what content
is displayed in the
menu frame.
Main menu frame
The content of this frame is
determined by which tab is
selected above:
Pictures: will display all the
images you have uploaded
Text/Resources: will display the
add text box button, the clipart,
frames and masks
Designs: will display all the page
templates
Backgrounds: will display all the
pre-loaded backgrounds
Adds a new (blank)
page
Page preview panel
This panel shows a preview of each of your yearbook pages. Click on a page to display
it in the main editor workspace where you can change the layout and edit the page
Swap pages
Duplicates the or change
page that is
pagination
current active in
the main editor
workspace
Deletes the
current page
from your
yearbook
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3. Uploading Your Photos:
When you upload photos into your yearbook project they are automatically saved onto our secure server and will be available for use whenever you log into your
yearbook project. Don’t worry, these photos are secure and accessible through your yearbook account only.
There are a few different ways you can import photos:
· From your computer
· From a Facebook account
· From a Flikr account
· From a Picasa account
· From a webcam
3.1 Importing images from your computer:
1.
Click my computer
2.
Select the images you want to import
(use shift or ctrl + click to select multiple
photos)
3.
Click ‘open’ to begin upload
4.
Low resolution versions of
your photos are loaded
initially. When you see a
‘processing status the low
resolution versions are
being loaded
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Once low resolution upload
completes the full, high resolution
files are uploaded. This may take
some time depending on the
number and size of your files.
IMPORTANT: do not disconnect
from the internet or close your
browser until this upload completes.
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3.2 Importing images from Facebook:
1.
Click ‘Facebook’
2.
This will open the add/select user screen. Click
‘Add user’
3.
Enter the Facebook account information
in the add user window and click ‘login’
4.
Once the user has been added you will see their
profile picture in the Facebook image importer
screen. Click ‘Log in’ when the desired user
image is visible
Please note: images imported from Facebook may not have sufficient resolution
to be used in a large size in your yearbook. Don’t worry – there are resolution
checks built into the energi online yearbook builder that will alert you if an
image resolution is too low for the size you are trying to use it.
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You will then have access to all the images loaded to the selected
Facebook account. Use the ‘select pictures’ drop down below each folder
to select all the photos in the folder or view the contents of the folder to
select individual images within the folder.
Once you have made your selections, click ‘import’ and the images will be
loaded to your energi online yearbook builder account.
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3.3 Importing images from Flikr/Picasa
1.
Click ‘Flikr’ or
‘Picasa’
2.
Before you can use Picasa or Flikr you have
to authorise the energi online yearbook
builder to access your account. First you
have to enter your account credentials
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Click ‘OK, I’ll authorise it’
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Once you have authorised access you will see
this confirmation screen .You can close the
tab/browser window and you will be directed
back to the energi online yearbook builder
screen.
Please note: images imported from Flikr or Picasa may not have sufficient
resolution to be used in a large size in your yearbook. Don’t worry – there are
resolution checks built into the energi online yearbook builder that will alert you
if an image resolution is too low for the size you are trying to use.
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You will then have access to all the images loaded to the selected Flikr
account. Use the ‘select pictures’ drop down below each folder to select all
the photos in the folder or view the contents of the folder to select
individual images within the folder.
Once you have made your selections, click ‘import’ and the images will be
loaded to your energi online yearbook builder account.
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3.4 Importing images from your webcam
1.
Click ‘Webcam’
2.
Before you can use your webcam you
have to authorise the energi online
yearbook builder to access it. Click
‘allow’ to enable your webcam images to
be imported.
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Once you have the shot framed in the preview pane on the left of the screen click ‘Take snapshot’ Select
any photos you take by ticking the ‘Select snapshot’ box and clicking ‘Upload selected’
Please note: images imported from a webcam will most likely not have sufficient
resolution to be used in a large size in your yearbook. Don’t worry – there are
resolution checks built into the energi online yearbook builder that will alert you
if an image resolution is too low for the size you are trying to use.
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4. Page templates and page layouts
We’ve pre-loaded the energi online yearbook builder with over 30 pre-designed page layouts or ‘templates’. These pages have been set up with different image and
text boxes for some of the more common pages.
Introduction pages
Large group pages
(with or without names)
Sports teams/clubs pages
Class (individual portrait) page templates ranging from 1 student per page to 24 – enough to
accommodate even the largest classes.
Student awards pages
Photo collages
Student life pages
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We have set up the energi online yearbook builder to follow the page layout of a standard yearbook:
· Introduction pages
· Awards pages
· Group photo pages
· Student life pages
· Class pages
· Photo montage pages
To change the template on a page:
Setting up your yearbook
Use your flat plan to decide which pages
are required and the basic running order of
your yearbook. See the building your flat
plan section of the online help guides for
instructions on how to build your flat plan
and/or to download the flat plan template.
1.
Click the ‘Designs’ tab
and choose which one
template you want.
2.
Click on the desired template and drag it
over to the page you want the template to
be loaded to.
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Drag the template over to the
centre of the page (until the little
red ‘x’ turns to a green ‘+’
5. Adding text to pages:
To change the text size use the drop down
selector. Note: if you try to make the text
larger than the text box can accommodate the
text size will be set to the largest possible size
To change the font use the drop down selector.
Note: font changes to not appear in the text
editor window (only on the page layout)
Click inside these boxes
to enter text.
The text editor will then open.
Key in the desired text and use
the formatting buttons to set how
you want the text to appear.
Please note: the dotted line around a text will
not print. It is visible only while you are editing
your yearbook.
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6. To add images:
Click on the ‘Pictures’ tab
and click the picture you
want to place.
Drag the image to the correct
placeholder.
Use the photo editor tool to change the zoom,
orientation position and borders/shadowing.
6.1 Using the image editing toolbar:
Drag the zoom slider to
zoom in on the image
Click the rotate
button to change
the image
orientation
Click to fill the frame
with the image
(may crop image)
Brings the
image to the
front
Deletes the photo
and the photo
placeholder in the
template
Sends the image
to the back
Click to fit the image
in the frame
(uses whole image)
Launches the
photo editor menu
(see section 6.2)
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6.2 Using the image editing menu
Click to add a shadow
around the image
Click to remove the shadow
around the image
Click to apply colour correct
(note: only use if image
quality is very poor)
Converts the image to
black and white
Converts the image to
sepia tones
Use the slider to change the
image opacity (transparency).
The further to the left, the more
transparent the image
becomes.
Thick border
Sets the border colour
(click to expand colour choices)
Removes border
Thin border
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7. Using image masks and frames
The energi online yearbook builder comes pre-loaded with an assortment of image frame and masks that will really add a creative touch to your yearbook.
Image frames: These generally wrap around an image and don’t edit the image itself
Image masks: These generally go on top of an image and may change the appearance of an image dramatically
To access image frames and masks click on the ‘Text/Resources’ tab in the main menu frame
Using image frames:
To use a frame the image has to be already in place in the main editor workspace
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There are over 50 different frames to
choose from – here are a few examples:
Original image on page
Old
fashion
photo
corners
To apply a frame to the photo simply click
and drag the desired frame over the photo
(drop when the red ‘x’ turns into a green ‘+’)
Retro fram e
Ripped
edges
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Using image masks
To use a frame the image has to be already in place in the main editor workspace
There are over 40 different maks to
choose from – here are a few examples:
Original image on page
To apply a mask to the photo simply click
and drag the desired mask over the photo
(drop when the red ‘x’ turns into a green ‘+’)
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8. Using backgrounds
Adding a background to a page can make a real difference to the overall layout. That said, we recommend you stick to using only a couple of backgrounds
throughout your whole yearbook. And to keep things simple we recommend that you do not use a busy, loud or bright background as it will take over the design of
your yearbook and detract from the important thing…the content!!
Make sure you drag the
background to the top left corner
of the page. Do not release your
mouse button until you see this
prompt.
To apply a background to a page
click on the ‘Backgrounds’ tab,
select the background you would
like to use and drag it to the top
right corner of the page you want
to use it on.
If you want to use your own background, you will need to upload the image (see section 3 for instructions on uploading images) and drag the desired image to the
page in the same way as outlined above. Please note: when using an image as a background the image will be automatically screened back/faded.
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9. Reviewing your yearbook
When you have filled all the image and text boxes it is possible to ‘preview’ your yearbook.
(Note: ALL image boxes must be filled to create a preview)
To enable the preview click on
the ‘Preview’ button
This will launch the preview window. This is how your yearbook will look when it is printed. All
the editing marks will not be visible and the resolution of the images is improved.
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10. Ordering your proof/Sending to print
When you are finished with your yearbook and have carefully reviewed all of your content you will need to submit your yearbook to print. The printing stage has two
phases; first we create a proof of your yearbook and second is the actual printing of your yearbook
Proofs:
1.
Click ‘Save’ to do one more save of your project, ensuring all final changes
have been saved and then click on the shopping basket icon.
2.
In your shopping cart select the number of copies of the yearbook you would like to order (don’t
worry – we’ll confirm this over the phone with you as well) and click ‘proceed to checkout’.
3.
Yearbooks can only be ordered usign the administrator username and password that were
set up with your Yearbook Mentor when we created your account. On the checkout page,
enter your username and password and click ‘Login’
4.
Once you are logged in all of your address information will be pre-populated and you will see
your pre-pay balance. This balance will reflect the cost for the quantity of yearbooks you
confirmed with your energi yearbook advisor. Please call us on 0800 023 4309 if there is a
discrepancy so we can update your account accordingly. Click ‘view summary and confirm’
to proceeed.
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5.
Final confirmation of order screen. Click ‘Review’ to
change any details of your order. Click ‘Confirm
your order’ to proceed and submit your order
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